Chapter 4
Working with Parts
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Complete the following steps to add a vertex to any line segment of a
polygon:
1.
Select the line (a selected line segment will have filled selection boxes
while the other selection boxes in the polygon will be open).
2.
Select
Edit»Vertex»Add Vertex
. A vertex is added in the middle of
the segment.
You can now move that vertex to change the shape of the polygon.
Complete the following steps to remove a vertex:
1.
Click on the point to be removed.
2.
Choose
Edit»Vertex»Remove Vertex
. The vertex is removed, and the
vertices on either side are joined by a straight line.
Complete the following to change the size of a design’s vertices:
1.
Edit the
Minimum control point size
field in the
General
tab of the
Preferences
dialog box. Refer to the
section of
, for more information.
Viewing and Editing Through Hole Pin Properties
Complete the following steps to edit through hole pin properties:
1.
Select the desired through hole pin and select
Edit»Properties
.
2.
The
Through Hole Pin Properties
dialog box appears, consisiting of
five tabs:
Attributes
,
General
,
Pad
,
Layer Settings
and
Thermal
Relief
.
